Comparative aspects of temporal bone pneumatization in some African fossil hominins;Aspects comparatifs de la pneumatisation de l’os temporal chez quelques homininés fossiles africains

Bulletins et Memoires de la Societe d'Anthropologie de Paris

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 135-141

  Balzeau, A ^a,b  

^a MUSÉE DE L HOMME   (France)

^b ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

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EID: 84945115965     PISSN: 00378984     EISSN: 17775469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13219-015-0126-5     Document Type: Article

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